Anela Gallegos, the Colby Museum’s Howard A. and Gisele B. Miller Curatorial Intern for Summer 2022, interviews artist Bryana Bibbs, Summer 2022 Lunder Institute for American Art Residential Fellow. 1.
The Faithful Work of Looking Again: In the Gallery with Faith Ringgold’s Coming to Jones Road #4: Under a Blood-Red Sky
Dominic Bellido ’24 reflects on Faith Ringgold’s Coming to Jones Road #4: Under a Blood-Red Sky, a recent museum acquisition currently on view at the Colby College Museum of Art
Seeking Submissions on “Community and Abolition”
Each academic year, The Lantern selects a spotlight topic in relation to the annual theme chosen by Colby’s Center for the Arts and Humanities. That theme is explored by the
In the Galleries: Representations of Migration
In her book Borderlands/La Fontera: The New Mestiza (1987), Chicana theorist, scholar, and poet Gloria Anzaldúa states that “The U.S.-Mexican border es una herida abierta [an open wound] where the
Spotlight on Empire
This academic year, The Lantern will feature a series of articles related to the spotlight theme of “Empire.” These will accompany a slate of exhibitions and programs at
Art of Empire
Anti-racist protests across the globe have precipitated the long overdue removal of many public monuments in recent weeks. For over a decade, the British artist Hew Locke has interrogated Victorian
Thinking about Art: Philosophy and Art Integration Tour
In the acclaimed dialogue Meno written by Plato, the conversation between Socrates and Meno involves an argument around the act of “teaching” virtue. In response to Meno’s suspicion of the
Brown Ash Endangerment and Indigenous Solutions
Brown ash trees, also known as black ash, are critically endangered throughout the state of Maine. The emerald ash borer (EAB), a parasitic beetle that has already killed ash trees
Selections from Writing Art Criticism: Senior Show 2019
As participants in Colby’s studio program developed their work for the Senior Art Exhibition this spring, students in my Writing Art Criticism class researched and wrote interpretive essays for the
Selections from Writing Art Criticism: Senior Show 2019
As participants in Colby’s studio program developed their work for the Senior Art Exhibition this spring, students in my Writing Art Criticism class researched and wrote interpretive essays for the